California high school teacher arrested for allegedly running classroom fight club

By KATE FELDMAN

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|

Mar 13, 2019 | 6:25 PM

A teacher at Cloverdale High School was allegedly running a fight club in his classroom. (Google Maps)

A Santa Rosa, California, teacher was arrested over the weekend after being accused of running a fight club inside his classroom.

Federico Vargas, 41,allegedly created a “‘fight club’ style atmosphere” at Cloverdale High School in which “the teacher not only allowed the students to fight each other in the classroom but refereed the fights,” police told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

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At least one student was reportedly injured and needed medical treatment, the severity is unclear.

One of the fights was recorded on a student’s cell phone, according to police.

“The safety of our students is of the utmost importance, and we will never ever tolerate violence on campus,” Cloverdale Unified School District Superintendent Jeremy Decker told the Press Democrat.

Vargas was charged with five counts of endangering a child and 13 counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors.